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This is me last night at Blow on 14th street in Manhattan getting some great quick and easy blow out tips from Doug DiCanio. The goal? To give my hair lots of volume for this morning's Today Show appearance on Quick and Easy...

This is me last night at Blow on 14th street in Manhattan getting some great quick and easy blow out tips from Doug DiCanio. The goal? To give my hair lots of volume for this morning's Today Show appearance on Quick and Easy Beauty Tips! Read more after the jump.Doug says: The key to a good blow out is organization. You need duck bill clips (see what those are on this how to video). And a few handy dandy products - layered correctly for the most oomph. He used: Blow's products which are free of parabens, sulfates and sodium chloride. I've heard of the the first two, but the Sodium chloride stumped me, he said it's a detergent in a lot of shampoos that although not harmful in small quantities is acidic and can be drying to hair. Who needs that?

STEP 1: prep the hair with styling mist to protect it.

STEP 2: use root lifter at the root (natch) to max out volume

STEP 3: use thickening cream on ENDS to add texture but not weigh hair down (the key to volume)